Programs for managing virtual assets differ in the way they are stored and the number of tokens they support.
Desktop wallets, they can be "thick" (requiring downloading the blockchain to a hard disk) and "thin" (working with a remote server).
Hardware safes.
Mobile applications.
Online repositories.
Cryptocurrency exchange deposits.
Today, many developers create several variants of applications that can be synchronized with each other. That is, you can install the same cryptocurrency wallet on your computer and smartphone in order to have constant access to your virtual assets.
In the era of the birth of the blockchain industry, all crypto wallets were monocurrency, but as the number of altcoins increased, multicurrency wallets appeared. Now even some networks, such as Ripple (XRP), are refusing to support official cryptocurrency wallets, as it becomes unprofitable. And on the Ethereum network, the official wallet can be called a multi-currency storage that supports many tokens created on the ERC-20 standard.
Any cryptowallet must have a sufficiently high level of security, it is advisable to go to the official website of the cryptocurrency you choose for long-term storage and see the list of recommended programs. A reliable wallet for storing electronic coins has:
two keys - private and public,
several types of access security levels.
